FIVE O'CLOCK SHADOW


Meaning of FIVE O'CLOCK SHADOW in English

{n. phr.} A very short growth of beard on a man's face who did shave in the morning but whose beard is so strong that it is again visible in the afternoon. * /"You have a five o'clock shadow, honey," Irene said, "and we're going to the opera. Why don't you shave again quickly?"/

Slang English vocab.      Английский сленговый словарь.